Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-01-12
TALK THAT MEANS WAR.
Won Moltke's and Bis
marck's Speeches.
Preach Rsvsrsss IN TOsqain-Ths Alea
EAr Palace as relsdo Destroyed
A Partially Disabled steamer
Returns


/. bili in It's amended fern for the secau
/ reading. Herr Won Wedeil Peisdorl
President Of the Chamber. read %
I Commission report of the bill. To
Commission said it was not anfhoTizs
/ 20 advocate any Of the proposals. in con
neciiou with the measure, because non
Of them bad oslained sanction Of 4 ma
lorlty OF the Commission. General Va,
Molske opened the debate Ia favor q
. the second reading on behalf of "a
government. He said be did nat b.
iieve that any State should assume 90
. responsibility Of increasing the suppf
OF eombuztihle material which at pres
eat existed in greater or less deeEe
everywhere Strong governments, n
ccnssnded. we're the bosl eu4rautee =
peaee. while danger Law IN TIE amhitinl
Of party Leaders. aud ahetr inllasnoa or
public opinion. II any stats. said Gen
eral Voa Moltke. can work eieotively q
preserve peace, is IL Germany. who aims
solely on The defensive. For this shs
mast be strong and prepared, he cen
tinned, 20 Be ilavolved in war. We shall
Ne able 10 wage q II this bill passes; Il
this bsll is rejected we shall most Ger.
tainly have var. Teday'a vote u the
keschslag on this measure will not fail
TO have ita eikeos abroad. Tue army
alone renders possible protection 10 ali
other political institutions, which must
stand or fall with the passage OF defeat
OF this measure. A grant for q short
time viii not be acceptable. Tue eyes
Of EoFope are fixed on this body today.
| appeal TO ycur patriotism to adopt the
bill. and show the world your readiness
TO make any sacrifice. even II your own
opinion is adverse, as the well being Of
the fatherland is at stake.
OAfon StaudsnberR foil we'd General
Won Moltks, and while he vas speaking
Prince Blsm AFck entered the Ohamh ser.
At the conclusion Of Baron StAnff en-
bsrg's speech. Prince Bismarck rose.
De said the desire OF all the military
authorities OF the Empire Is only op-
posed by Herr RiohteF, Herr Wind
thosss and Herr Grilled Berger. 10 was
dificult % conclude psaee at Frankfort,
aud Il will De still more dIfaeult to main
tain. A degree OF intim Acy aud mutual
conddence exists between Germany and
Aestrla, such as never existed st e
period Of Grmsn federation. We are
bound 70 maintain peace for this quarter
Of toe globe, but for sll this a strong
army Is req ired. Oar relations with
lati0ns with RassiA Ars beyond al doubt.
| should have considered entering apon
war on account Of Bulgaria as an act OF
treason against nv country.
Prince Bismarck continued: Whatis
Bulgaria ia use II Is all the same to
as whoever governs there. The friend
\ ship of Russia is surely Of more i'm
p0rsance TO as tAaR that of Bulgaria.
We b We not allowed ourselves to be in.
/ duced by any one to make an enemy Of
Russia for the sake of BulgtFia. To
.aintain good relations among the
powers is more dlfiicult than you thick.
| We cannot aliow sus efforts 20 be nalli-
lied by journalistic or parliamentary
attacks Oar relations with France
o0niiEue good. To maintain them
is diIheu {, because long his
t0rioal process must be accomplished
before tbs feelings OF the past are ap
peased aud tue differences rsoonciied.
We have done everything TO induce the
French 70 ferQst aud forgive. We have
no present RfouDds to appr shend war
with France. Neither have We any rea-
son 20 fear it. II It should happen there
can be 10 question alb ut our attacking
France, bat We must protect ourselves
against attacks. Under no ordinary
circumstances shall re attack
France, but We shall always be
compelled TO arm ourselves Ia suoh
q manner ~ TO be equal TO the contin.
Reney OF war. Thia Is the supreme OBJ
/ isct of the army bill. have hfm con-
/ adenee IN the peaceful disposition OF
tbs Freneh government and q portion
Of the Frencn people Still. tbs past
| teaches us that We caLn not count on
peaoe vita France as permanent. A
government may one day come into
poweF at Paris which will make
var upon "a. Tits you must
take into consideration. II We
do not prspaFe. IL you say today when
var comes We shall grant everything,
We should be laugaed at. Il there in
France . single paper or single public
peKsou Who says We renonncs our rights
10 Alsase Lorraine. The pessib lily Of
the French agRressor is therefore q suf-
Hsisnt motive for the bill. France is q
stronR and well armed power. Her
army "a brave aud ready 10 eght. We
mnss never sit idle with our hands In eur
lapa however peaceful France may
look for the msment. Snpp0se the
Rronoh proved victoriou-? Wnst would
We have 20 expeoi7 We should have
the French against us, from whom Ve
suffered from 1850 70 1870. and they
would aeain suck our blood, % thai we
would Be paralyEsd fos 30 years. Ea-
deavoFs would be made TO permanently
weaken ua. such demands would be
made as 70 give ap Hanover / am only
describing posslbIbilities thai miRhs
arise IN the event Of oar de
feat. 1hs peacs Of 1870 y
msFe ohild's plAy IN com JaEiso With
whsa peace souid BE- after q var IN 1870.
He Who wishes 20 take the responsibility
for this let him. fne Federal 0ovsrn-
meut will nos taks thai responsibility.
They therefore sabmit this bill. They
| wish 20 have permAnently suf1cient
trained soldiers in the Empire. We
have ehosea the seven years term, Be-
cause this was ths period Of presioos
c0mpromiss and eur constitutional llte
depends upon thai eo@Dromise. The
Federal Ooaneil did all tney csuld ~
e0nssnting 50 the septennial period
They had only the interests and security
Of the Z sp1re, and ths veil being
The FAthsFlAnd IN view. DO yoa BE-
lieve that II you~Fefuss 20 adopt she
term proposed N the bill the feoefal
Counoil will degtaie from thsiF original
/ Ut0H1H1lf 0NA41N3 MNAN AAANa -
Pesaoe. Do y.Ja think taeEe is any pOs
aabillty Of their bsing refused
cheers No eFound exists for placing
difi saitics 10 tbs vay Of the Federal
O .vernment N regard - the period Of
duration OF the ball, especially 10 YieU
Of TIE fact that ge hays heps strictly %
the tsxt and spirit Of tse constitution
UndeEstand. nsw, thai ge Feaoiuiely ad-
here 20 ths dsm1ad for the seDto8niai
We cannot give WaF, n0t even hairs
breadth applsase from tns right.
Who osn guAFantss slways toe sans
mst1rity Ia this koassf Do yOu sisn y
MAKE the Fiss aud fall 0f the 0~fman
army depsndsns on maj lFitles 10 ths
ksieastaGS By doing 20 yea change the
lmpertai army into q pafiianentAE5
foros. 10 this case ue misht have q
appeal - the electors 10 discover Wusin.
e. thaf n 70 lily tbs wtsh Of ths n4tson
We snail 80 whesher the eisotors uiil
psfmit ideas actively 10 extst accoFd-
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